Sits on the same old barstool every night,
Sun-kissed smile in a drink on ice
Says he knew Jimmy back in ’85,
Half of it’s truth… half alibi
Talks ‘bout storms he outran at sea,
And a girl in Havana who still loves me
Lean in close, yeah you’ll wanna hear—
Every word gets better with a beer
Yeah, by the time he’s two or three in…
You start believin’ everythin’
Everybody knows that guy at the tiki bar—
Says he’s been everywhere, don’t matter who you are
Got a story for every scar,
Swears he damn near was a star
He’ll swear it’s true… yeah, most of it is
Tells these tales like they’re mostly his
Yeah, everybody knows that guy… at the tiki bar
Got a buddy like JD standin’ by his side—
Tryin’ to keep up, but he can’t keep stride
Noddin’ along like it all checks out,
But you can tell he’s got his doubts
Bartender smirks, just lets it roll,
Pours another round like it’s part of the show
Lean in closer, now don’t miss a word—
Best damn story you’ve ever heard
Yeah, by the time he’s a couple drinks in…
You start believin’ it all again
Everybody knows that guy at the tiki bar—
Says he’s been everywhere, don’t matter who you are
Got a story for every scar,
Swears he damn near was a star
He’ll swear it’s true… yeah, most of it is
Tells these tales like they’re mostly his
Yeah, everybody knows that guy… at the tiki bar
Says he’s got one more he ain’t told yet—
Makes the whole bar lean in and bet
“Remember back in ’92, when The Stones came through?
Me and Mick got drunk with a boxin’ kangaroo…”
Yeah, a legend never dies or fades away—
Just gets a little bigger with every tale he plays
Everybody knows that guy at the tiki bar—
Says he’s been everywhere, don’t matter who you are
Got a story for every scar,
Swears he damn near was a star
He’ll swear it’s true… yeah, most of it is
Tells these tales like they’re mostly his
Yeah, everybody knows that guy… at the tiki bar
Yeah… he’s probably sittin’ there right now…